Word: plasticizing
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...Soon enough, the controversy erupted. First, similar looking bags began showing up with the phrases "Actually, I Am a Plastic Bag," "I Am Not An Anya Hindmarch Bag" and from marissav.com a tote that proudly declared, "I Am Not A Smug EXPLETIVE". Then The Evening Standard revealed that the so-called green carriers were made in China, using cheap labor, and that the bag was neither organic nor fair trade...
...this particular must-have accessory certainly is. The most coveted bag of the year is not a Birkin or even one of Hindmarch's own luxurious metallic bags, but a humble $15 canvas tote meant to lug groceries and embroidered with the phrase "I Am Not a Plastic Bag." And not surprisingly, the bag's sudden success and good intentions have generated a fair amount of backlash...
...activist organization We Are What We Do, which tries to inspire people to use their everyday actions to change the world and two years ago approached British bag guru Hindmarch to begin work on an accessible, affordable and environmental bag that would encourage people to reduce their use of plastic bags. A noble goal indeed, but one typically more contemplated than actually carried out by most shoppers. That all changed, however, when the bag was first introduced in Great Britain in April -Keira Knightley, Alicia Silverstone and singer Lily Allen were photographed carrying it, fashion magazines jumped on the trend...
...separates Remy from his family is turbulent, terrifically choreographed, action-movie excitement. The budding Remy-Linguini friendship grows naturally, without clamor or shtick--quite a feat, considering how dense and gauche the young man can be. The tonal quality is pretty amazing for a CGI movie. The usual harsh plastic visuals are replaced by muted, luscious views of late-afternoon Paris...
...high gas prices we are paying are due not only to the increased demand by drivers but also to that by the plastics industry for crude oil. When we rein in our use of plastic, we will stop shooting ourselves in the foot at the gas pump...